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Around the Lake of the Ozarks you will find many unique attractions. One of which is considered one of the best rated show caves in the state. Bridal Cave each year is known for over 4000 weddings which take place in its subterranean atmosphere. The history of this tradition stems back to the Osage Indians which called this area home.

Only a short walk away from Blackwell horse camp , Patton Cave is a great little adventure

Unexpected adventure and some tight squeezes under the cliffs in Mount Joy.

There have been plenty of crazy murder mysteries that have gone unsolved for months, years, or possibly even decades (case in point, the case of the “Black Dahlia”, which is famously the oldest unsolved crime in the US). However, not one of these even comes close to perhaps the oldest known murder mystery - almost 500,000 years old and having never been solved in full. In 2015, a fossilized skull was found deep within a Spanish cave that pointed to evidence of a homicide. Two fractures inflicted from the same weapon were discovered on the skull deep inside a mineshaft in the cave titled “Sima de Los Huesos” - appropriately translating to “Pit of the Bones”. On top of that, the skull doesn’t even belong to a modern human - the skull, belonging to a Neanderthal lineage, caused a deeper investigation of what they could figure out about quite possibly the world’s oldest fully unsolved murder.

In South Dakota, Jewel Cave National Monument is a great cave to explore with tons of interesting formations and mineral deposits. The cave system is over 208 miles and is currently the third longest cave system in the world. Bring a jacket since this cave is a cool 49 degrees Fahrenheit year round. Please follow our Newsbreak account Roadtrippin' with Takacs for more hiking, camping, and travel content.  If you have any questions, you can always reach us on Instagram: Jason’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs">https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs</a>/ Alison’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs">https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs</a>/

With lots of 1930s CCC structures and a fantastic cave, Longhorn Caverns State Park is a great destination of anyone interested in both Texas history and karst landforms. Take a guided tour into the caverns and also wander around the amazing grounds. Also, consider taking a hike on the Backbone Ridge Trail System in the park or spend some time having a picnic under some old growth Texas trees. It's a nice place to spend the day! Please follow our Newsbreak account Roadtrippin' with Takacs for more hiking, camping, and travel content.  If you have any questions, you can always reach us on Instagram: Jason’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs">https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs</a>/ Alison’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs">https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs</a>/

This week, Mammoth Cave National Park announced that the Cave Research Foundation had secured another eight miles, making the project at least 420 miles long. The world's most famous cave system is the limestone labyrinth, which has been tested for more than 400 miles, and Mammoth has an average capacity of about 400 miles [600 km]. The longest cave in the world, according to the Caves Research Foundation. The park in southern Kentucky announced on its Facebook page that eight miles of passage had been added to the cave system, bringing the total number of mapped sites to 420 miles. Kentucky Lonely National Park is a natural resource and wildlife park inhabited by researchers from the Caving Research Foundation.

Lower Pictograph Cave in Great Basin National Park is currently closed to visitors. On the inside of the cave, there are lots of dead bats, but on the outside of the cave you can still see some ancient pictographs. Drive to one of the lesser visited areas of the park down a well maintained dirt road to access the cave area. Please follow our Newsbreak account Roadtrippin' with Takacs for more hiking, camping, and travel content.  If you have any questions, you can always reach us on Instagram: Jason’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs">https://www.instagram.com/jason_takacs</a>/ Alison’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs">https://www.instagram.com/alison.takacs</a>/